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Loogootee High School Boys Varsity Tennis Tops Wood Memorial
Good win for the Loogootee Lions this weekend as the Lions traveled to Wood Memorial to take on the
Trojans and came away with a 5-0 victory. It was a great night for our
guy! Next up, the Jasper Invitational Friday evening (Round 1) and
Saturday (Rounds 2 & 3). We’re looking forward to another weekend
full of tennis!
Varsity
1S
Cooper Van Hoy (LHS) def Gaspard Daudruy (WMHS) 6-0, 6-0
2S
Joe Graber (LHS) def Easton Stunkel (WMHS) 6-0, 6-0
3S
Grayson Kluesner (LHS) def Spencer Heichelbech (WMHS) 6-0, 6-1
1D
Emmett Graber / William Lyon (LHS) def Maks Lecocq / Spencer Teeters
(WMHS) 6-1, 6-0
2S
Reed Brittain / Carter Downey (LHS) def Landon Cason / Jaylen Robinson
(WMHS) 6-0, 6-0
There were no JV matches this evening.
7th Grade Volleyball Wins, 8th Grade Falls @ Washington
On Thursday night, the Loogootee Junior High volleyball teams traveled to Washington for a pair of competitive matchups.
The 8th grade battled hard but came up just short in a tough three-set match, falling 26-24, 23-25, 11-15. With the loss, their record moves to 5-4. They’ll be back in action today at the Wabash Valley Invite at Terre Haute South.
Despite dealing with injuries, the 7th grade team found a way to grit out a straight-set victory, 25-12, 25-16. The win improves their record to 8-5 on the season.
8th Grade Volleyball Finishes Runner-Up at Wabash Valley Tourney
The Loogootee Junior High volleyball team turned in a strong performance at the Wabash Valley Invite on Saturday, finishing as tournament runner-up with a 3-1 record.
The Lady Lions opened pool play with an impressive 25-10, 25-13 win over West Vigo, followed by a 25-15, 25-20 victory over Covington to go 2-0 and advance to the Gold Bracket.
In the semifinals, Loogootee faced Honey Creek and cruised to a 25-13, 25-18 win, setting up a championship showdown with rival Barr-Reeve.
The Lady Lions came out strong in the title match, taking the first set 25-19. They held a 17-15 lead in the second set but fell 17-25, forcing a decisive third set. Loogootee raced out to a 9-2 advantage in the final set, but Barr-Reeve rallied late to edge out a 15-13 win.
With the runner-up finish, the Lady Lions move to 8-5 on the season. The JH Volleyball team hosts Springs Valley on Tuesday night.
Loogootee High School Varsity Volleyball Falls to Forest Park
On Thursday night, the Varsity Loogootee Lady Lions traveled to Forest Park to take on the 9-3 Lady Rangers. Forest Park proved to be too much to handle, as the Lady Lions fell in straight sets, 10-25, 12-25, 12-25. The loss drops Loogootee’s record to 4-6 on the season.
In the Junior Varsity match, the Lady Lions also came up short, falling 5-25, 15-25, bringing their record to 1-5.
Varsity is back in action today with the Goodpaster Invite.
Volleyball Recap: Loogootee Finds Home Court Redemption Against Bloomfield
There’s no place like home for Loogootee, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Bloomfield Cardinals on Saturday. The Lions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cardinals, too.
Loogootee easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-13.
Alaina Diamond paced Loogootee’s offense, picking up ten kills. Diamond were helped by Aubrey Gilbert and Lydia Hawkins, who contributed nine assists each. Jocelynn Sims controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Loogootee’s record is now 5-6. As for Bloomfield, they dropped their record down to 2-9 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Coincidentally, Loogootee and Bloomfield will both be playing Evansville Mater Dei the next time they take the court. The Cardinals will head out to face the Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, while the Lions will play them later in the day, at 11:00 a.m.